Health Sector Budget 2026 Live Updates: Tracking Govt Blueprint to Boost Access

Health Sector Budget 2026 Live: Amid rising NCDs, soaring treatment costs, limited insurance coverage, and gaps in preventive care, India’s healthcare sector pins hopes on the Union Budget 2026 to fund research, expand access, and launch initiatives that could transform patient care across the country.

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Health Sector Budget 2026 Live Updates: Tracking Govt Blueprint to Boost Access

Health Sector Budget 2026 Live: Amid rising NCDs, soaring treatment costs, limited insurance coverage, and gaps in preventive care, India’s healthcare sector pins hopes on the Union Budget 2026 to fund research, expand access, and launch initiatives that could transform patient care across the country.

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Menstrual health is fundamental right: SC

In a landmark judgment to ensure gender justice and educational equity, a bench comprising Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan issued a slew of directions to all states and UTs to ensure that these facilities are provided in schools irrespective of whether they are government-run, aided or private.

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Budget 2026: Health Industry Calls for Structural Reforms Across Care Delivery

As demand surges beyond metros, healthcare leaders are urging the government to back Ayurveda with serious research funding, cut diagnostic costs and stabilise hospital reimbursements.

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Scrolling Childhood Away: What Economic Survey 2026 & Parents’ Data Reveal

Government data and a new parental survey converge on a worrying trend—India’s children are online longer, younger, and with rising mental health consequences.

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Economic Survey terms Digital addiction as ‘growing public health concern'

While the survey highlighted several policy measures taken by the government to address mental health challenges—such as the Tele-MANAS mental health helpline and restrictions on online gaming—it emphasized that “developing a comprehensive set of indicators is essential to assess the multidimensional impact of interventions targeting digital addiction.”

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42.78 Cr Ayushman Bharat cards generated till now : Economic Survey 2026

The Survey 2026 highlights India’s significant progress in strengthening public and preventive healthcare, with sharp declines in maternal, infant and child mortality, expanded access to health services, and large-scale adoption of digital and preventive interventions.

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India’s $6 tn NCD challenge calls for preventive care push in Budget 2026

As non-communicable diseases threaten to account for nearly three-fourths of India’s disease burden by 2030, healthcare leaders say Union Budget 2026 must pivot the system towards prevention, digital health integration and resilient infrastructure, while reducing out-of-pocket costs.

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11 crore Indians treated under Ayushman: President Murmu

President Droupadi Murmu, in her ceremonial address to the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament at the start of the Budget Session, underscored health and well-being as a key pillar of human capital development and inclusive national growth, in line with the government’s vision of “Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas”.

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Only 2 Nipah cases reported from Bengal: Health ministry

"A total of 196 contacts linked to the confirmed cases have been identified, traced, monitored, and tested. All traced contacts have been found asymptomatic and have tested negative for Nipah Virus Disease," the ministry said in a statement.

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Health impacts due to plastics worldwide may double by 2040

Plastic pollution and emissions released across its lifecycle are increasingly recognised for their potential impacts on human health, yet the overall scale of the impact is only beginning to be fully quantified, researchers from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and institutes in France, said.

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New study calls for higher allocation for public health

The findings suggest that India's development trajectory itself is structurally pushing healthcare costs upward -- disproportionately impacting families dependent on private care.

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AIIMS tops all-India rank for linking patient health records

The award was presented during the two-day ‘chintan shivir' in Bhubaneswar, organised by the National Health Authority (NHA) under the ministry of health and family welfare.

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Ultra-Processed Foods driving Diets & Disease

The Lancet Series on Ultra-Processed Foods delivers one of the strongest scientific indictments yet of modern food systems—and the long-term health costs of convenience.

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Low Vitamin D may worsen Dengue outcomes

Dengue remains a recurring public health challenge in the country, especially during the monsoon, when hospitals see sharp rises in patients with high fever, falling platelet counts and bleeding complications. While many recover with supportive care, a significant proportion deteriorate rapidly, and predicting severity remains difficult.

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Study relates ADHD traits with physical health problems

The analysis suggests that the poorer health outcomes were partly explained by increased mental health problems, a higher BMI and higher smoking rates among people with ADHD, the researchers said.

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ICMR steps in as Chikungunya cases rise across India

Public-health experts say that if the therapy proves safe and effective in human trials, it could reduce long-term disability and healthcare costs linked to Chikungunya, while strengthening India’s preparedness for future outbreaks.

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World Bank approves $286 mn loan to improve quality healthcare in Bengal

The West Bengal Health System Reform Program Operation, with a USD 286 million loan, will support the delivery of personalised healthcare services across the state for people aged 30 and above through digital tracking of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as hypertension and diabetes.

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Two more nurses with Nipah symptoms admitted to Kolkata hospital

The two were engaged in the treatment of a health worker who tested positive for the Nipah virus at Burdwan Medical College and Hospital.

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WHO says sugary drinks, alcohol should be taxed more

"Weak tax systems are allowing harmful products to remain cheap while health systems face mounting financial pressure from preventable non-communicable diseases," the UN health agency said.

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Delhi HC issues 10-point health reform roadmap, seeks time-bound compliance

On the issue of diagnostic and radiological services, the Court found the government's response unsatisfactory, noting the absence of clear information on whether empanelled diagnostic centres were capable of providing essential services such as X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans and MRIs.

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2 suspected cases of Nipah virus detected at AIIMS Kalyani

A national joint outbreak response team has been deployed to support the state government in containment and public health response measures, the sources said.

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After COVID, survivors faced a second battle — stigma at home, work and hospitals

The multicentric study, conducted by researchers from the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) shows people who tested positive were often seen not just as a health risk, but as responsible for bringing the disease into neighbourhoods. In many cases, this stigma extended to entire families, informally labelled as “corona households” even after recovery.

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Experts Call for a Lifelong Bone Health Strategy for India

Clinicians across endocrinology, orthopaedics and pediatrics emphasised the need for a lifecycle approach to bone health at the ETHealthworld NutriWell Conclave.

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OpenAI introduces ChatGPT Health to help users understand medical data

OpenAI revealed that health is already one of the most common use cases for ChatGPT, as more than 230 million people globally ask health-related questions each week

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Over 50,000 public health facilities certified under NQAS: Centre

"As of December 31, 2025, a total of 50,373 public health facilities across all states and Union Territories have been certified under the National Quality Assurance Standards (NQAS)," it said.

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Budget 2026: Multinationals calls for easing customs levies on critical care medtech

The MNC representative body, MtaI in a statement raised that, “with rising input costs due to supply-chain disruptions, calibrated duty reductions are no longer a concession, but a public health imperative to ensure affordability.

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Record health insurance claims settled in FY25

Indian insurers settled a record number of health claims in FY25. Settlement ratios improved significantly, with fewer claims rejected. Average payouts per claim decreased due to wider policy coverage. Cashless treatments continued to dominate claim payments. Regulators pushed for faster, more transparent settlements, leading to improved processing times and tighter oversight.

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Body image distress now big mental health issue, finds AIIMS-ICMR study

About 25% of participants were obese and 11% underweight, most of them students from middle-income households, the study found. Underweight youth were almost twice as likely, and obese youth nearly three times as likely, to experience body image distress compared with those of normal weight.

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Nadda reviews healthcare delivery mechanisms in Rajasthan, Maharashtra

The discussion centred on reinforcing public health infrastructure, improving patient-centric services, strengthening regulatory frameworks, and advancing India's commitment to eliminating tuberculosis as a public health challenge, the health ministry said in a statement.

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